Coinbase’s listing of CFTC-regulated futures for XRP follows Bitnomial’s launch of a similar product last month.
The rising demand for XRP by institutional investors has helped increase bullish sentiment.
XRP/USD pair may retest $1.77 in the coming days before continuing with a macro bullish outlook.
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN), a top-tier cryptocurrency exchange in the North American markets, announced a major trading expansion for Ripple Labs’ XRP on Monday, April 21. After filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on April 3, to offer XRP futures contracts, the exchange announced a successful listing of the regulated products on Monday.
Coinbase will offer monthly, cash-settled margin contracts, each representing 10k XRP, to its clients ahead. The launch of Coinbase’s XRP futures contract follows a similar product by Bitnomial in mid-March 2025.
Why the Launch of XRP Futures Contracts Matters
The launch of Coinbase’s XRP futures contract will further enhance the legitimacy of XRP among institutional investors. Moreover, XRP has gained significant regulatory clarity in the United States in the past few months, bolstered by the Donald Trump administration’s initiatives to foster the adoption of crypto assets.
Ultimately, the liquidity of XRP will significantly increase as more institutional investors participate in futures contract trading.
What Next for XRP Price
The impact of the rising adoption of XRP by institutional investors will be significant in the long haul. Moreover, digital assets are expected to play a crucial role in resetting global financial systems, which have been siloed over the past decades.
From a technical analysis standpoint, XRP price has been forming a potential bullish pattern, especially after breaking out of a falling logarithmic trend. In the daily time frame, XRP price, against the U.S. dollar is likely to retest the recent bullish breakout by falling back towards the support level above $1.77.
Moreover, the daily MACD indicator has yet to flash a bullish signal, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has experienced a resistance level of around 50 percent level.
However, a consistent close above $2.22 will invalidate further short-term correction and trigger a fresh rally toward a new all-time high ahead.
The XRP price has been displaying magnificent strength as the levels have been held above the crucial support range around $1.8 since December 2024. This suggests the bulls are extremely vigilant, and hence the upcoming events may have a bullish impact on the token. The XRP price is hovering around the crucial $2 mark and is trading within a range-bound consolidation. However, the XRP price has been trading under bearish influence, mainly due to the lack of bullish strength.
Here’s the Catalyst for the XRP Price Rally!
The Ripple community is eagerly waiting for an XRP ETF launch and its potential impact on its price. The experts believe that the SEC’s approval of a potential XRP ETF could be a great catalyst for the upcoming bull run. On the other hand, the rate cuts are expected to have a massive impact on the XRP price rally. Recently, the ECB slashed rates by 2.25% and markets reacted positively. Now that the XRP’s liquidity is on the rise, yet another rate cut may positively impact the XRP price rally.
After the ECB’s rate cuts, the US SEC is also considering a rate cut, which may boost the upcoming XRP price rally. The recent trade war has already shaken up the entire market, which has regained strength. And hence, with a fresh rate cut, the XRP bulls are expected to get a fresh boost. Therefore, the investors remain hopeful of the upcoming XRP price rally with a potential ETF and a rate cut.
How High Can the XRP Price Can Go in 2025?
XRP price experienced one of the strongest and sharpest price surges during the last crypto rally. The price and the social engagements both went hand-in-hand perfectly throughout the entire XRP price surge and pullback. With this, the token has been one of the strongest altcoins in the market, as the bulls have been holding the rally above the crucial support zone.
The daily chart of XRP suggests the price has reached the end of the consolidation, which is expected to trigger a strong breakout. The Ichimoku cloud has undergone a bullish crossover, and with a drop in the bearish pressure, the price is expected to set off a strong upswing. On the other hand, the CMF has initiated a bullish divergence and surged finely above 0, hinting towards the market turning bullish as bulls are gaining strength.
Therefore, the XRP price is believed to rise, but a strong upswing may trigger only when the price reclaims $2.2 before the end of the month.
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The XRP price has been displaying magnificent strength as the levels have been held above the crucial support range around $1.8 since December 2024. This suggests the bulls are extremely vigilant, and hence the upcoming events may have a bullish impact on the token. The XRP price is hovering around the crucial $2 mark and …
Kraken Team of Janover:- A lot has happened with Janover (NASDAQ: JNVR) in the few past days. One of the leading crypto exchanges, Kraken, invested in its private offering fundraising of $42 million last week.
With other investors including Pantera Capital, Arrington Capital, the AI-powered real estate lending firm is also focusing on its Solana Treasury strategy. It is slowly aiming to transition from a fintech company to Web3 pioneer in DeFi.
This all is happening after an all-former Kraken team acquired majority ownership in the company on April 7. The press release revealed the reason to be for “bridging the liquidity gap between Traditional Finance and Decentralised Finance.” In fact, Janover is soon set to rename to “DeFi Development Corporation” with a new ticker symbol.
But, let’s come straight to the point:- Why are former Kraken Executives Interested in Janover? Before it, the firm was purely AI platform focused on connecting the lenders and borrowers in the real estate market.
Decoding the Acquisition by Kraken Team
The Kraken team has notably bought 728,632 shares of Janover common stock with its share witnessing a whopping 1,000% surge soon after it unveiled its treasury strategy. The impressive market performance highlights the bullish response on its DeFi amibitions and transitions.
A CNBC report compared its renewed ambitions with that of becoming the next “MicroStrategy” but for Solana. As of April 13, 2025, MicroStrategy – now operating under the name Strategy – holds 531,644 bitcoins,
Janover’s bid is evident on the surface. It is following a bold new treasury strategy architected by former Kraken management executives.
As part of its new Treasury Strategy, Janoger on April 11 completed purchase of $5 million of Solana (SOL) tokebs. This brings its total Solana holdings to 83,084 worth $9.6 million. It immediately started staking it’s SOL immediately for revenue yields.
JNVR SOL Holdings
Further, Janover operates in the $3 trillion+ U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) sector—a space that’s historically underserved by tech.
This gives Kraken-aligned investors a “real-world asset” (RWA) entry point. The company plans to rename itself to DeFi Development Corporation, signaling a serious pivot to Web3-first business models.
As part of the transition, Janover aims to become the first U.S.-listed company offering public market investors direct exposure to Solana’s ecosystem.
The Company also aims to operate one or more Solana validators. This is aimed at enabling it to stake its treasury assets, participate in securing the network, and earn rewards that can be reinvested.
The broader goal, according to the company, is to build a transparent, long-term value engine that compounds net asset value (NAV) and serves as a scalable gateway to DeFi within public equity markets.
Notably, as per the revelation, Janover isn’t pivoting away from its core—it’s enhancing its fintech model with blockchain principles.
JNVR Stock Since Acquisiition
Who are the Kraken Team Members Leading Janover Now?
Following the acquisition, the Board of Directors appointed Joseph Onorati as Chairman and CEO, and Parker White as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
The new leadership, including Joseph Onorati as CEO and Parker White as CIO/COO, brings extensive experience from the crypto industry.
1. Joseph Onorati served as Chief Strategy Officer at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange.He also founded and led a high-frequency crypto market maker and briefly served as interim CEO at CaVirtEx, Canada’s first Bitcoin exchange, which was acquired later by Kraken.
2. Parker White was the Director of Engineering at Kraken Digital Asset Exchange.He currently operates a Solana validator with $75 million in delegated stake and previously managed a $2 billion bond portfolio at an institutional investment firm.
Additionally, Marco Santori, former Chief Legal Officer at Kraken, has also joined Janover’s Board of Directors.
However, Janover’s founder, Blake Janover, and Director and Audit Committee Chair William Caragol continue to on the board to ensure continuity in the company’s operations.
Notably, Janover isn’t a whitepaper project — it’s a revenue-generating commercial lending platform in a $3T+ real estate market. This proves to be a safer bet for Kraken Team than pure crypto startups – for leading and securing space in DeFi.
Next Microstrategy?
Janover is making this transition at a strategic time. With institutions warming up to stablecoins, tokenized U.S. Treasuries, DeFi yield products, it can have an edge in its ambitions.
Janover’s treasury pivot could position it as a leader in real-world asset integration, which Kraken-affiliated strategists are likely bullish on.
But it is still to early to see it in par with Microstrategy. Investors can keep an eye as its future plans unfold.
While investors scan the horizon for an official announcement from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) over its USD1 stablecoin, on-chain data indicates significant activity. The USD1 stablecoin has recorded a daily trading volume of nearly $44 million following a soft listing on BSC and Ethereum.
USD1 Stablecoin Records $44 Million In Daily Trading Volume
According to data from Coingecko, USD1 stablecoin has recorded frenetic activity levels over the last 24 hours. Data from the crypto data aggregator, USD1 stablecoin has garnered a daily trading volume of $44.8 million over the last day.
The surge in daily transaction activity comes in the absence of an official exchange listing announcement of USD1 stablecoin. However, USD1 tokens are raking up impressive numbers following the soft launch on decentralized exchanges like PancakeSwap V3 on BSC. On-chain data reveals that the most active trading pair on PancakeSwap V3 is the USD1/WBNB with volumes of nearly $22 million.
Despite the 43,714% spike in daily transaction activity, total supply sits at just over the $7 million mark. WLFI cofounder ZachWitkoff reposted a tweet alluding to the soft launch of the USD1 stablecoin on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
“The stablecoin USD1, created by the WLFI ecosystem, has recorded $45 million in volume within its first 24 hours live,” wrote the pseudonymous Notaz.Sol on X. “Now available on BNB Chain and Ethereum, the strong debut signals growing interest and demand for USD1.”
USD1’s daily trading volume spike follows an airdrop proposal for WLFI holders early in the week in an attempt to drive adoption metrics.
When Will WLFI Announce An Official Exchange Listing?
Weeks after WLFI percolated the ecosystem with the announcement of USD1, the stablecoin is yet to make its debut on centralized exchanges. The delay in listing continues to stump investors but recent on-chain transaction volume indicates a major listing announcement is imminent.
A previous listing date prediction for USD1 fell through but enthusiasm is still running high for community members. Since the April 1 prediction did not pan out, eyes are fixed for a listing announcement before the end of April.
However, pseudonymous crypto analyst xHuai.eth opines that the listing will likely coincide with the passing of a new stablecoin bill in the US. Flowing from the official announcement for the USD1 stablecoin, the technical aspect for the listing is covered with Ethereum and BNB Chain tapped for launch, hinting at a potential listing.
USD1 is racing against other industry firstmovers like USDC and USDT and an early listing will give it an edge to snag a slice of the market share.
